{"id":3218,"date":"2025-04-05T12:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/art-icons-hit-the-whitney-for-amy-sheralds-american-sublime\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:57:01","slug":"art-icons-hit-the-whitney-for-amy-sheralds-american-sublime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/art-icons-hit-the-whitney-for-amy-sheralds-american-sublime\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Icons Hit the Whitney for Amy Sherald\u2019s \u2018American Sublime\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amy Sherald and Law Roach at Tuesday\u2019s celebration dinner. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A full-blown army of art world elites stormed the Whitney this past Tuesday and Wednesday to toast \u201cAmy Sherald: American Sublime<\/a>,\u201d which opens in New York on April 9 and, as Observer noted when we covered the exhibition at SFMOMA<\/a>, is the most comprehensive showing of her work to date. There\u2019s no arguing that Sherald has carved out one hell of a niche for herself in contemporary American realism and figuration; the exhibition brings together close to fifty paintings spanning from 2007 to the present, including early works almost never exhibited publicly and a new painting created just for the show alongside her iconic portraits of First Lady Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor.<\/p>\n

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But let\u2019s talk about the real spectacle: the guest lists. Revelers there to bask in Sherald\u2019s success converged on the museum from the worlds of art, media, fashion and philanthropy. On Tuesday, a D.J. set the mood as invitees gathered on the fifth floor to admire the works in \u201cAmerican Sublime\u201d before heading down to the museum\u2019s lobby for a sit-down repast made all the more magical by Amy Sherald<\/a><\/strong> herself getting on the mic to share tidbits about her life and career. Notable faces included artists Rashid Johnson<\/a><\/strong>, Glenn Ligon<\/a><\/strong>, Chase Hall<\/a><\/strong>, Calida Rawles<\/a><\/strong>, Jordan Casteel<\/a><\/strong> and Theaster Gates<\/a><\/strong>, among many others; choreographers Kyle Abraham<\/a><\/strong> and Bill T. Jones<\/a><\/strong>; TV host and producer Padma Lakshmi<\/a><\/strong>; stylist Law Roach<\/a><\/strong>; superstar museum director Thelma Golden<\/a><\/strong>; arts supporter and philanthropist Darren Walker<\/a><\/strong> and a host of curators, patrons and art enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

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The celebration continued on Wednesday at the opening party, which also began with a sneak peek at the exhibition\u2014this time with a special bonus preview of \u201cMarina Zurkow: Parting Worlds<\/a>,\u201d \u201cMary Heilmann: Long Line<\/a>\u201d and \u201cCollection View: Louise Nevelson<\/a>,\u201d which also open next week. Unsurprisingly, there were a lot of the same faces in the second-night crowd (the only thing better than hobnobbing at the Whitney is doing it twice in one week), but plenty of novel notables, too. Among the artists were Marilyn Minter<\/a><\/strong>, Sharon Sprung<\/a><\/strong>, Bo Bartlett<\/a><\/strong>, Miles Greenberg<\/a><\/strong>, Marina Zurkow<\/a><\/strong> and again, many more; TV icon Fran Drescher<\/a><\/strong> was her usual ebullient self at the step-and-repeat; the 2024 Whitney Biennial curators Chrissie Iles<\/a><\/strong> and Meg Onli<\/a><\/strong> made the rounds; Cynthia Rowley<\/a><\/strong> was looking amazing; and killing it, as per usual was producer Jordan Roth<\/a><\/strong>. Even cooler? Sherald\u2019s models<\/span> Arew\u00e0 Basit<\/strong>, Denzel Mitchell, Jr.<\/strong> and Candice Hoyes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> were spotted posing with their portraits.<\/p>\n

Amy Sherald<\/h3>\n
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Amy Sherald with her famous portrait of the former First Lady. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miles Greenberg<\/h3>\n
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Miles Greenberg. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jon Gray, Jordan Casteel and David Schulze<\/h3>\n
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Jon Gray, Jordan Casteel and David Schulze. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fran Drescher<\/h3>\n
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Fran Drescher. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jonathan Mccrory<\/h3>\n
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Jonathan Mccrory. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scott Rothkopf and Thelma Golden<\/h3>\n
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Scott Rothkopf and Thelma Golden. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Na Kim<\/h3>\n
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Na Kim. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amy Griffin and Rashid Johnson<\/h3>\n
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Amy Griffin and Rashid Johnson. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Padma Lakshmi<\/h3>\n
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Padma Lakshmi. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bill T. Jones<\/h3>\n
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Bill T. Jones. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Darren Walker and Adrienne Edwards<\/h3>\n
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Darren Walker and Adrienne Edwards. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rujeko Hockley<\/h3>\n
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Rujeko Hockley. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theaster Gates and Calida Rawles<\/h3>\n
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Theaster Gates and Calida Rawles. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kyle Abraham<\/h3>\n
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Kyle Abraham. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cynthia Rowley<\/h3>\n
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Cynthia Rowley. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amy Sherald and Dread Scott<\/h3>\n
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Amy Sherald and Dread Scott. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marilyn Minter<\/h3>\n
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Marilyn Minter. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bisa Butler<\/h3>\n
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Bisa Butler. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James Claiborne<\/h3>\n
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James Claiborne. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlie Ahern and Hope Sandrow<\/h3>\n
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Charlie Ahern and Hope Sandrow. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Judith Bernstein<\/h3>\n
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Judith Bernstein. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chase Hall<\/h3>\n
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Chase Hall. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eric Shiner<\/h3>\n
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Eric Shiner. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marina Zurkow and Steven Sacks<\/h3>\n
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Marina Zurkow and Steven Sacks. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rujeko Hockley and Jordan Roth<\/h3>\n
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Rujeko Hockley and Jordan Roth. Tiffany Sage\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dustin Yellin<\/h3>\n
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Dustin Yellin. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Robert Hughes, Charles Kreloff and Jerry Saltz<\/h3>\n
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Robert Hughes, Charles Kreloff and Jerry Saltz. Sansho Scott\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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